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Description: | A lead alloy unidentified object, probably dating from the Commonwealth period of 1649 - 1660. The object is a sheet of lead alloy bent into a small cup or container. The walls seem to have originally sloped inwards so that the opening at the top was smaller than the base, but they are now split. The inside of the vessel is decorated on the base with the two commonwealth shields of a St George's cross on the left and an Irish Harp on the right in relief. Above are the letters "J C" in elaborate script, also in relief. The whole design is enclosed within a wire line border. The function of this object, with a design that may not have been visible when it was complete is unknown and puzzling. The outside of the object is rounded and undecorated. The only marks are a partial faint impression of he design that has come through when the inside was decorated, perhaps by being stamped. The size of the circular design is larger than that on many cloth seals of the period, so it is not a scrap piece of lead that was stamped during the production of cloth seals. The lead has a well developed patina. It is possible that the object was originally a pewter dish or plate with the stamp as a central design. A close parallel is SWYOR-7CAAF2.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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